OMB Releases Details on Proposed Program Terminations and Reductions
The Office of Management and Budget has released details on the 141 programs it has proposed for termination or reductions …More
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Chertoff added that under the system, technology enhancements would allow officers to identify travelers more easily by linking cardholders to …More
DHS and State Department Announce New Border
The Departments of Homeland Security and State have introduced joint border screening initiatives under the rubric of Secure Borders and …More
NASA Restructures Research Programs
NASA has announced plans to restructure its aeronautics research program. “NASA is returning to long-term investment in cutting-edge fundamental research …More
OSC Seeks Corrective Action Against DHS for Treatment of Border Patrol Agent
The Office of Special Counsel has announced that it filed a petition for corrective action with the Merit Systems Protection …More
GAO: Management Adjustments Needed to US-VISIT Program
The Government Accountability Office has called for management improvements to the Department of Homeland Security’s “visitor and immigrant status indicator …More
OGE Recommends Changing Conflict of Interest Rules for Executive Branch
The Office of Government Ethics has issued recommendations for modernizing criminal conflict of interest statutes relating to executive branch employment. …More
CBP Ordered to Redo 2005 Employee Awards Process
An arbitrator has ordered the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to rerun its 2005 employee awards process after finding …More
Workforce Challenges Await
The president of the National Treasury Employees Union, which represents about 14,000 CBP employees, said Bashman’s nomination was an opportunity …More
New Heads for CBP, Secret Service
The White House has nominated the current director of the Secret Service, W. Ralph Basham, to serve as the new …More
NTEU Balks at IRS Plans to Cut Taxpayer Telephone Assistance
The National Treasury Employees Union, which represents about 94,000 IRS employees, has called on the agency to heed congressional directives …More
OPM: SES Appraisal Systems Not Approved Without Measurable Results
The Office of Personnel Management has issued a memo reminding agencies that SES appraisal systems will not be certified for …More
Federal Management Improves, Says OMB, but Financial Performance Lacking
The Office of Management and Budget has released its president’s management agenda scorecard for the first quarter of fiscal 2006, …More
Union Calls on IRS to Bring Contracted Functions Back In-House
The National Treasury Employees Union has called on the IRS to use recently enacted legislative authority in the 2006 Transportation-Treasury …More
Allowing Contractors to Collect Taxes Will Remain in Spotlight
Two bills before Congress are likely to keep scrutiny on the hot-button issue of private tax collection and lead to …More
OPM Workforce Conference Meant as Primer for Personnel System Reform
The Office of Personnel Management’s 2006 federal workforce conference, scheduled for Feb. 27-March 3 at the Baltimore Convention Center, is …More
OPM Assessing HR Competency Needs
The Office of Personnel Management has asked agencies to identify at least three staff members who are experts in one …More
If You Are Going to the OPM Workforce Conference in Baltimore, You Need to Stop By Booth 107
More Information FEDweek’s Retirement Planning Training Education Partner, Personal Benefit Services–will be a special exhibitor at booth #107. With the …More
More Vendors Expected at 2006 Workforce Conference
More Information! The Office of Personnel Management’s 2006 workforce conference, scheduled for Feb. 27-March 2, is expected to draw up …More
USPS Opposes Reform Bill
Senior USPS management has come out against major postal reform legislation that it worked with senior lawmakers to draft, saying …More
GAO Calls for Revisions and Oversight of USPS Purchasing Changes
Recent changes to the Postal Service’s purchasing regulations are promising but require ombudsman revisions and continued oversight, the Government Accountability …More
TSA Screener Reinstated, Wasn’t Given Enough Notice of Offense
The Transportation Security Administration’s disciplinary review board has ordered the reinstatement of an airport screener after finding that the agency …More
Use of Transitional Employees Discontinued at Most Postal Facilities
The use of transitional employees at all postal facilities but remote encoding center sites has been discontinued as of Dec. …More
Federal Employee Group Urges Phase in of Personnel Reforms
A new position paper on the Working for America Act, the Bush administration’s proposed government-wide personnel system overhaul, urges a …More
CIO Council Vice Chairman Named
The Federal Chief Information Officers Council has named David M. Wennergren, the Navy’s CIO since 2002 and a 25-year Navy …More
Continuing Challenges for Defense Travel System
The Department of Defense’s Defense Travel System remains under development after ten years because of key implementation challenges that cannot …More
Report: IT Outsourcing Expected to Grow
A government industry consultant says it expects the federal IT outsourcing market to grow by eight percent per year from …More
OPM Issues Report on Veterans’ Employment
Veterans represented 19.1 percent of all new hires in fiscal 2004 and 33.6 percent of all full-time permanent new hires, …More
FDIC, Union Sign Compensation Package
The National Treasury Employees Union has signed a new compensation package with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation that promises a …More
MSPB Finds Most Vacancy Announcements Lacking
The Merit Systems Protection Board, after issuing a lengthy report in 2003 aimed at getting agencies to produce more effective …More
